Press Releases

Statement by the ODNI on Retention of Data Collected Under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act

Monday, July 27, 2015

On June 29, 2015, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court approved the Government’s application to resume the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program pursuant to the USA FREEDOM Act’s 180-day transition provision. As part of our effort to transition to the new authority, we have evaluated whether NSA should maintain access to the historical metadata after the conclusion of that 180-day period.
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Statement from the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community and the Department of State Regarding the Review of Former Secretary Clinton's Emails

Friday, July 24, 2015

Yesterday the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community (IC IG) sent a congressional notification to the intelligence oversight committees updating them of the IC IG support to the State Department IG (attached).